2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Studies, B.S. major
Ecosystem Studies Emphasis

Required Credits: 84
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

Notes: Students who select the Environmental Management
Emphasis should select ENVR 4970 Internship rather than
ENVR 4990 Senior Thesis.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
• SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• ENVR 3920 DGS: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
Enroll for 1 credit - two different terms

• ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1 credit)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
• ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)

ECOSYSTEM STUDIES EMPHASIS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3361 Limnology I (4 credits)
• ENVR 3600 Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3 credits)
• ENVR 4400 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits)
• ENVR 4500 Environmental Toxicology (4 credits)
• GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 3840 Wetlands Ecology (3 credits)

SELECT 9 SEMESTER CREDITS OF ELECTIVES APPROVED BY
CEESS ADVISOR.

 

Suggested SEmester Schedule for Environmental Studies major, B.S.

The following is a list of Environmental Studies Major Courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• BIOL 1211 Introductory Biology I (4 credits)
• BIOL 1212 Introductory Biology II (4 credits)
• MATH 1170 College Algebra (4 credits)
• MATH 1470 Precalculus (5 credits)
  or MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

• BIOL 2610 General Ecology (3 credits)
• ENVR 2000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 credits)
• Select one chemistry sequence:
  1. CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
     CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
  2. CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)
     CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
  or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
• Liberal Education requirements

Junior

• ENVR 3920 DGS: Seminar in Environmental Controversies (2 credits)
• ENVR 4210 Environmental Law and Policy (3 credits)
• POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
• ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
  or ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
• Emphasis courses
• Liberal Education requirements

Senior

• ENVR 4920 Directed Group Study: Senior Seminar (1 credit)
• ENVR 4970 Internship (3 credits)
  or ENVR 4990 Thesis (3 credits)
• Complete Emphasis courses
• Complete Liberal Education requirements